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The latest episode of PBS' Off-Book, a web-series on online arts, is a celebration of indie games and their creativity. While the mini documentary probably won't tell you anything you don't already know, it is an excellently produced primer for getting into indie games.

The seven-minute video is introduced by Kill Screen's Jamin Warren, then following on from Warren is SpellTower creator Zach Gage talking about the emotional and immersive value of game mechanics. Bastion creator Darren Korb then describes how he feels indie developers approach sound design differently from developers of AAA games. Eddy Boxerman and Andy Nealen explain the efforts they put into Osmos' art design, before Gamasutra's Leigh Alexander closes by looking at how indie games handle storytelling.

If you like watching interesting stuff about indie games (and why wouldn't you?) you should also check out Indie Game: The Movie, which came to Netflix earlier this week. On a side note, if you can name all the games featured in the Off-Book video, you'll almost certainly win something completely awesome*.

*by 'almost certainly' we mean 'definitely not'

JoystiqPBS mini documentary showcases the creativity of indie games originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bastionIndieosmospbspbs-off-bookpbs-videospelltowerFri, 05 Oct 2012 09:00:00 EST<![CDATA[SpellTower drops to .99 in last-ditch effort to topple Angry Birds, Draw Something]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/19/spelltower-drops-to-99-in-last-ditch-effort-to-topple-angry-bir/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/19/spelltower-drops-to-99-in-last-ditch-effort-to-topple-angry-bir/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/19/spelltower-drops-to-99-in-last-ditch-effort-to-topple-angry-bir/#comments Image"Okay internet. It is the last day of my feature," tweeted SpellTower creator Zach Gage. "There's no chance I can tackle Angry Birds and Draw Something at this price ..." Gage asked if his Twitter followers would "have his back" or "get mad" if he chose to drop the price for one final push. His followers reassured him that they would not mind the promotional effort, and so Gage has done just that.

And so, at about 12PM EST today, Gage kicked off the "1/2 OFF 24hr Sale Holy Crap, I'm Near the Top, This is Crazy! Help an Indie Take On Rovio+Zynga!" deal. If you want a well-regarded, beautiful word game, and you want to help a tiny indie triumph briefly over the titans of iOS, check it out on the App Store. And go ask Gage anything on Reddit - he's there answering questions to promote the promotion.

JoystiqSpellTower drops to .99 in last-ditch effort to topple Angry Birds, Draw Something originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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